The One with Chocolate n Strawberry Mousse Cake!

Hola Amigos !!!


Wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012. As a sweet start to this wonderful year, I decided to post a cake recipe as my first post this year.I tried this recipe on New Year's Eve with my friend  Sowmya and it came out like a treat.Today am not going to mention the nutrition facts :).

This is what you need :

For the Chocolate Cake layer :

Plain Flour - 1 cup

Sugar - 1 cup

Baking Soda - 1 tsp

Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

Eggs - 2

Plain Chocolate - 50 gms

Butter - 50 gms

For the Chocolate Mousse Layer:

Whipping Cream - 1 cup

Plain Chocolate - 50 gms

Egg Yolks - 3

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Water - 2 tbsp

For the Strawberry Mousse Layer:

Whipping Cream - 1 cup

Fresh/Frozen Strawberries - 200 gms

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Strawberry Jelly - 1 packet

Water - 2 tbsp

This is how you do :

Step 1 : Chocolate Cake Layer :

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees .

2. Mix the baking soda, plain flour and sieve them together.

3. Beat the eggs until they are fluffy, then add vanilla essence, sugar and mix them well.

4. Melt the Chocolate and Butter together either by double boiler method or in the microwave .

5. Now add the melted chocolate mixture to the beated eggs and fold them well.

6. Finally add the flour to the folded mixture and mix them well without any lumps.

7. Transfer the cake mixture to the greased cake tin and bake them in preheated oven for 10-15 mins.

8. Check if the cake is ready by inserting a tooth pick and it should come out clean.

9. After the cake is ready allow it to cool for some time.

Step 2 : Chocolate Mousse Layer :

1. Melt the chocolate either by double boiler method or in the microwave.

2. Separate the egg yolks and beat them until they are fluffy .

3. Beat the whipping cream until we get small peaks from them (Refer to the end of post)

4. In a vessel add 2 tbsp of water, 2 tbsp of sugar and heat them until the sugar dissolves completely.

Now add the sugar syrup the egg mixture slowly and mix them well.

5. Add the melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and fold them well.

6. Now add 1/4 of whipped cream to the chocolate and egg mixture and beat them together until everything is mixed completely. Finally add the remaining whipped cream and fold them all together.

7. Now pour this chocolate mousse layer above the baked chocolate cake layer and refrigerate for about 1 hour until the mousse layer is completely set.

Step 3 : Strawberry Mousse Layer:

1. Beat the whipping cream well until we get small peaks from them (Refer to the end of this post)

2. In a Blender add the frozen/fresh strawberries and 4-5 tsp of water and blend them well. Then strain them completely and remove the solid parts . Now we have the extracted puree of the strawberries.

3. Cut the strawberry jelly into small pieces. In a vessel add extracted puree and add 2 tbsp sugar and allow it to boil until it reduces to half of its volume. Now add the jelly pieces and simmer the flame.

4. After the jelly pieces are completely dissolved turn off the flame and keep it aside for some time and allow it to cool.

5. Add this fruit mixture to the whipped cream and fold them together.

6. After the chocolate mousse layer is set, pour this mixture above the chocolate mousse layer and refrigerate again for at least 1 hour. Check the cake occasionally for consistency.

Serve chill and enjoy with your family !!!!!

Note :

This is how the soft peaks in the whipping cream will look :

 Recipe Source : Hungry Happenings

The One with Chocolate Fudge Brownies

"Hola Food Lovers!"
                             ******Dedicating this first blog to my hubby******
 The acronym for "Heaven" in food definitely has to be "Chocolate" , and what more can be better than a simple Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I made this for my husband's birthday and it came out simply delightful :)


To start with, get to the nearest store and pick the following

This is what you want : 

1. 110 g plain flour
2. 175 g cooking chocolate
3. 150 g butter
4. 300 g brown sugar 
5. 1 tsp baking powder
6. 3 eggs
7. 1 tsp vanilla extract
8. 3 tbsp Walnut and Chocolate Chips(Optional)
9. Belgian chocolate sauce ( Optional)
10. Vanilla ice cream ( Optional)

This is how you do : 


1. Grease the baking tin with some butter and keep the tin ready.
2. Preheat the oven in 180 C for 10 Min.
3. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a saucepan by double boiler method(Get to the bottom for reference)* and allow it to cool for some time.
4. Mix the plain flour and baking powder and sieve them once to make sure they get properly mixed.
5.Now beat the eggs with the sugar until fluffy and add 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
6.Add the chocolate mixture to the beaten egg and mix well.
7.Finally add the dry ingredients (plain flour and baking powder) and walnut and chocolate chips and fold the mixture until it is mixed well. ( See 7.1)

7.1

8.Transfer the batter to the baking tray and bake it in oven for 20-30 Min according to the setting of your oven.
9. Insert a tooth pick or sharp knife into the baked cake and check it comes non sticky. If it is not bake it for another 5 Min else take the cake out of the oven and allow it to cool for 30 Min .
11.Cut them into small pieces with a sharp knife and enjoy the yummy chocolate fudge brownies (see 11.1)

11.1

A little of Vanilla ice cream and Belgian Chocolaty sauce on the top will make you melt at just the sight :) .


Sending this to Sinful Delight Event by Vardini :)

Double Boiler Method :
This is the method to use for melting chocolates for the cakes. Heat a saucepan or kadai and add some water. Cover it with a heat proof bowl and make sure it does not touch the water in the kadai below. Add the chocolate and butter to be melted in the heat proof bowl and simmer the whole set up for 10 Min. You can check the photo below for reference.